Lantern, oil
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0951.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Steel Ware
- MODEL
- BEACON
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ TIN
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 17.0 cm
- Height
- 35.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GSW
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO PROVIDE A PORTABLE SOURCE OF LIGHT - Technical
-
DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT CONTROL WITH A WICK AND GOOD PROTECTION FROM WIND AROUND THE FLAME WAS A STEP TOWARD A MORE SATISFACTORY LIGHT SOURCE OUTDOORS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- EMBOSSED ON METAL: 'BEACON [2 TIMES]'/ 'MADE IN CANADA/ GSW/ QUALITY'/ 'GUARANTEED WIND PROOF'/ 'GSW'/ EMBOSSED ON GLASS: 'MADE IN CANADA'
- Missing
- WICK
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- DECORATIVE DESIGN AROUND MODEL NAME
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General Steel Ware, Lantern, oil, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0951, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0951.001/
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